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VA Preventing Duplicate Payments Act of 2022
12/29/2022, 10:18 PM
Summary of Bill HR 7275
One key provision of the bill is the requirement for the VA to establish a system for identifying and preventing duplicate payments. This system would involve the use of advanced technology and data analysis to detect and eliminate duplicate payments before they are processed. Additionally, the bill calls for increased oversight and accountability within the VA to ensure that duplicate payments are not being made due to errors or fraud.
Furthermore, the bill includes provisions for training VA staff on how to properly identify and prevent duplicate payments, as well as requirements for regular reporting on the effectiveness of the new system. By implementing these measures, the bill aims to save taxpayer dollars and ensure that veterans receive the benefits they are entitled to without unnecessary delays or errors. Overall, the VA Preventing Duplicate Payments Act of 2022 is a bipartisan effort to improve the efficiency and accuracy of the VA's payment system, ultimately benefiting both veterans and taxpayers.
Congressional Summary of HR 7275
VA Preventing Duplicate Payments Act of 2022
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to establish policies and procedures for the detection and prevention of duplicate billings and payments of non-VA health care providers under the Veterans Community Care Program
Such policies and procedures should compare billings or payments made by the VA for a medical service to a billing or payment made for the same service by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Medicare program or the Department of Defense (DOD) under the TRICARE program.
The VA, the CMS, and DOD must (1) enter into data-matching agreements to share and match relevant data in the systems of records for the purposes of this bill, and (2) establish and implement policies that clarify which department or agency is financially responsible for payment or reimbursement for a medical service. The established policies must also provide for the recoupment of payments if duplicate payments are made for the same medical service.
